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Weakness observed, but liquid issuers in defensive maturities with ‘good concession and a bit of yield’ have little to fear
SEC exemption 'crucial' for IDA with spreads to World Bank and other tier one SSAs to converge over time
Volvo, Nykredit and Achmea Bank bring chunky euro FRNs, while Hong Kong dollar issuance continues apace

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  • Jamaica has gone beyond an existing programme with other countries in its region in order to beef up its defences against natural disasters by deciding to work with the World Bank to prepare a catastrophe bond. The deal may also have ramifications for the sustainability of its debt.
  • Hong Kong scored with a $1bn debut green bond this week, after investors poured more than $4bn into the transaction’s final order book. The deal was a strategic attempt by the government to encourage the development of green financing in the city, but the impact remains to be seen. Morgan Davis reports.
  • Dollar issuers in the primary public sector bond market are paying some of their tightest ever spreads over US Treasuries, and investors say this is unlikely to change anytime soon as a “wall” of money floods into the market.
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    Investors are calling on the UK to issue green bonds. Should it? There is little doubt markets would like them — but the important question is, would the public?
  • Portugal mandated Bank of China and HSBC on Tuesday to place its first renminbi bonds on the China interbank bond market, as it looks to become the first eurozone sovereign to issue Panda bonds.
  • The Netherlands got a huge reception for its highly anticipated inaugural green bond on Tuesday, with a final book of over €20bn that allowed the sovereign to issue at the upper end of its target.
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